<div class="Headers"><strong><font size="4">Master Class with David Parsons and Parsons Dance</font><br></strong></div>
<br><strong>Saturday, June 11</strong><br><strong> 10:00am-11:30am</strong><br><strong>CSU Dance Studio, PE B71</strong><br><strong>Cleveland State University</strong><br><br>An open master class for professional and pre-professional dancers led by David Parsons and members of the company. <br>
<br>Please arrive no later than 9:45am.<br> <br> <b style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Space is limited!</b> RSVP to Lynn Deering at <a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" shape="rect" href="mailto:l.deering@csuohio.edu">l.deering@csuohio.edu</a><br>
<br><strong>ABOUT DAVID PARSONS:</strong>
Parsons has enjoyed a remarkable career as a performer, choreographer,
teacher, director, and producer of dance. He was a leading dancer with
The Paul Taylor Dance Company, where Mr. Taylor created many roles for
him in works such as Arden Court, Last Look and Roses. He is a
recipient of the 2000 Dance Magazine Award, as well as the 2001 American
Choreography Award, for his work as a co-producer of AEROS, a
production featuring the Romanian Gymnastic Federation that was featured
on Bravo. <br><br>Mr. Parsons has created more than 70 works for
Parsons Dance. He has received commissions over the years from The
American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater, the American Dance Festival, Jacob's Pillow, the Spoleto
Festival, and Het Muziektheater in Amsterdam, to name a few. His work
has been performed by Paris Opera Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Nederlands
Danse Theatre, National Ballet of Canada, Hubbard Street Dance, and
BatSheva Dance Company of Israel, among many others. <br><br>In June
2007, Mr. Parsons was honored to be the very first contemporary
choreographer ever to stage work at the centuries-old Arena di Verona,
in Verona Italy, where he choreographed Verdi's Aida. Jennifer Dunning
of the New York Times called David Parsons "one of the great movers of
modern dance." <br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Mindy Childress Herman<br>Marketing Director<br>DANCECleveland<br>13110 Shaker Square, Suite 106<br>Cleveland, OH 44120<br>p. 216-991-9000<br>f. 216-991-9001<br><a href="mailto:mindy@dancecleveland.org" target="_blank">mindy@dancecleveland.org</a><br>
<br>Don't miss Parsons Dance with the East Village Opera Company on June 11th! <br><br>Subscriptions on sale now for our 2011-2012 Season, featuring performances from the Joffrey Ballet with The Cleveland Orchestra, MOMIX, Aszure Barton and Artists, Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak from Israel, Ballet Memphis and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Visit <a href="http://www.dancecleveland.org" target="_blank">www.dancecleveland.org</a> for tickets and more information!<br>
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